As we celebrate this new chapter for San Francisco youth, we wanted to shout out all the brilliant students who participated in our San Francisco Youth Poet Laureate program. 🌉 They attended workshops, worked with mentors, honed their writing and performing skills, and got up on stage at the San Francisco Public Library, where they read their work with unparalleled zest. Thank you, young poets, for inspiring us with your ideas, courage, honesty, and creativity.
We’re grateful to the fearless, inspiring, and dedicated leaders & mentors who guided this cohort, 🌟 to our partners at Youth Speaks and the San Francisco Public Library, and to Mayor Daniel Lurie, City Librarian Michael Lambert, and Urban Word.
Photos by Kristin Cofer